Why you need a brand kit – even if you’re a solopreneur

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From one-woman businesses to giant corporations, every organization should have a brand kit. They define your brand identity and are essential for keeping your marketing efforts consistent, recognizable, and appealing to your target audience.   What you’ll find in this article:  What a brand kit is and why it’s important to have one  The role of a brand kit in marketing and public relations  What goes into a brand kit, from typography and colors to logo guidelines  When to create your […]

Today’s Marketing Cookie: An Example of Win-Win Marketing

Like most marketers, I am constantly on the lookout for and appreciate fine marketing wherever I see it.  I love it when I see genius reflected in someone’s marketing tactics or strategies. I love to see entertaining and informative marketing programs, well-written copy, great images.  They make me happy. Sound like a fortune cookie?  It should — we’re talking about Today’s Marketing Cookie.

That’s Not Marketing

Yesterday I was a guest at the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council’s annual meeting.  (Thanks, IBM!)  One of the panels was a terrific round-up of the CEOs and founders from four local innovation stars: iRobot, CSN Stores, Carbonite and TripAdvisor, moderated by Scott Kirsner of the Boston Globe.  Good conversation and discussion of upcoming hiring from the four companies (all told, probably over a 1000 hires coming this year from the group).  I particularly liked it when the CEOs asked each […]

Factors when measuring social media

If you happen to live in America, chances are you were aware of the big Super Bowl game on Sunday. If you were on Twitter during the Super Bowl, you may have been aware of Brand Bowl (#brandbowl) – a movement fueled by social media enthusiasts who tweet their opinions on the TV ads that air during the Super Bowl.  (Brand Bowl is a partnership among Mullen, Radian6 and Boston.com)  What was derived from all that tweeting was the best […]